Comparing the hair apposition technique with traditional closure in scalp lacerations
A literature review of the clinical outcomes for patients with scalp lacerations using HAT
20 Sep 2022
Clinical
Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.
Diagnostic and treatment dilemmas in well children with petechial rash in the ED
Tailoring the investigation, treatment and discharge of well children with petechial rash
31 Aug 2022
Pain assessment tools for use with children in acute pain in the emergency department
Triage nurses are required to use an appropriate, validated tool to assess acute pain
23 Aug 2022
Engaging nurses in patient recruitment to research trials in the emergency department
The challenges of undertaking a feasibility trial in a city centre emergency department
15 Aug 2022
Hypomagnesaemia: diagnosis and management in the emergency department
Enhance your knowledge of the clinical management of patients with a deficiency in magnesium
26 Jul 2022
Researching nurses’ adherence to patient safety guidelines in emergency departments
Increase your awareness of the Joint Commission International’s six patient safety goals
28 Jun 2022
Trauma pain management: use of methoxyflurane as a patient-administered analgesic
Learn about the use of methoxyflurane for people with traumatic injuries in the ED
16 Jun 2022
The efficacy of educational interventions on nurses’ attitudes to patients who self-harm
Do educational interventions improve attitudes of emergency nurses to patients who self-harm?
17 May 2022
Factors that influence trauma team activation in emergency department staff
Evaluation of the factors influencing the decision to activate the trauma team in ED staff
03 May 2022
Acute behavioural disturbance: recognition, assessment and management
ABD typically affects overweight men in their mid-thirties who misuse illicit stimulants
31 Mar 2022
Factors that affect nurses’ triage decisions in the emergency department
A literature review of recent studies on factors influencing ED nurses’ triage decisions
28 Feb 2022
Assessing and managing people exposed to conducted energy device (Taser) discharge
Role of nurses in post-Taser assessment and management in custodial and emergency settings
08 Feb 2022
Managing a patient presenting to the ED with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Familiarise yourself with a care bundle that can be used for rapid assessment and management
25 Jan 2022
Too much of a good thing? Diagnosis and management of patients with serotonin syndrome
Interventions that can be administered in the emergency department
14 Dec 2021
Endometriosis: a guide to investigations and treatment in the emergency department
The risk factors for endometriosis and its indicative signs and symptoms
01 Dec 2021
Open access
Preventing pressure ulcers in emergency departments: four effective nurse-led changes
A look at the prevention project in the ED at Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden
18 Nov 2021
Assessment and management of snake bites in the emergency department
Following a case study and the steps nurses should take to manage patients
09 Nov 2021
Cerebral venous thrombosis in the puerperium: a reflective case study
Causes and variability of presenting symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options for CVT
26 Oct 2021